The Louis Armstrong volume in Columbia's Jazz Moods: Hot series isn't a career overview, but it benefits from the narrowed focus.
It concentrates on a very specific period in his career, the Hot Fives era of the late '20s, when Armstrong was introducing the most startling, innovative solo style in jazz history (some would argue he was inventing the solo style in jazz).
Interestingly, it forsakes the usual introductory Hot Fives performances ("A Monday Date," "West End Blues") and relies mostly on instrumentals, the better to illustrate Armstrong's torrid work on the cornet.
Although the brief running time makes it a purchase to discourage for anyone other than the budget listener, Jazz Moods: Hot paints a picture of Louis Armstrong that those only familiar with the Ken Burns version of jazz history have never seen before.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotter Than ThatLil Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Cornet Chop SueyLouis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Squeeze MeFats Waller | Louis Armstrong | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Knee Drops | Louis Armstrong | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | FireworksSpencer Williams | Louis Armstrong | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | I'm Not RoughLouis Armstrong | Louis Armstrong | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Tight Like This | Louis Armstrong | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Jazz Lips (Album Version) | Louis Armstrong Hot Five | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Potato Head Blues (Album Version) | Louis Armstrong And His Hot Seven | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | I'm Gonna Gitcha (Album Version) | Louis Armstrong The Hot Fives | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Chicago Breakdown (Album Version) | Louis Armstrong Hot Seven, Carroll Dickerson Orchestra | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Struttin' with Some Barbecue (78 rpm Version) | Louis Armstrong And His Hot Five | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Save It, Pretty Mama (Album Version) | Louis Armstrong Hot Seven sic - Big Band, Carroll Dickerson Orchestra, Louis Armstrong & His Hot Seven | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Don't Forget To Mess Around (Album Version) | Louis Armstrong The Hot Fives | Play | 03:02 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 43 mins | 100 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lil Armstrong | Composer |
| 2 | Louis Armstrong | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 3 | Paul Barbarin | Composer |
| 4 | Steven Berkowitz | A&R |
| 5 | David Bett | Art Direction |
| 6 | Stacey Boyle | A&R |
| 7 | Paul Denniker | Composer |
| 8 | Michael Gillette | Paintings |
| 9 | Woody Pornpitaksuk | Mastering |
| 10 | Jeoff Power | Cover Photo |
| 11 | Don Raye | Composer |
| 12 | Don Redman | Composer |
| 13 | Seth Rothstein | Project Director |
| 14 | Richard Seidel | Compilation Producer |
| 15 | Mark Unterberger | Packaging Manager |
| 16 | Fats Waller | Composer |
| 17 | Spencer Williams | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |